NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies race to rescue $500 million satellite mission in under a year
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Stephen Clark
Summary
NASA asked three companies if they could build and launch a satellite in under a year to rescue a $500 million astronomy mission at risk of crashing back to Earth. Katalyst Space Technologies, a startup founded in 2020, presented the most compelling technically and programmatically plausible solution. The mission represents an unprecedented attempt at satellite rescue, with the effort itself already being considered a success by some involved, given the ambitious timeline and constraints.
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Twitter / XNASA and Katalyst Space Technologies race to rescue $500 million satellite mission in under a yeararstechnica.comKey quotes
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I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we're even going to try this.
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